When was your last pay rise? | Cost of living in London
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- When did you last get a pay rise?
Times Radio reporter, Jo Crawford, asks Londoners if their pay is keeping up with inflation.
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Went to London recently and was shocked at the sheer amount of locals who've been turned into beggars and homeless people.
How do you know they are locals? Beggars are shipped in to London daily.
@@kevinsyd2012 Exactly, how knows they are locals
Feel so sorry for them. Life is hard in the UK, especially in London
‚We don’t have the weather so what are we doing here?‘
Exactly mate, I moved to the Mediterranean Sea in last years October and it was the best decision I made in the last 10 years. The rent, the quality of life, the weather, the recreational activities, I reckon that you should give it a go
More content like this please. Enjoyed hearing the sentiments of how much you need to live.
"We don't have the weather so what are we doing here"? My thoughts exactly mate. What's left other than drowning ya self in alcohol. But I wouldn't recommend that either. Maybe when you do get some time off ya soul destroying office job in the city you can take a mortgage out on a train ticket and make your way (after some delays of course) down to the seaside and swim in some raw sewage?
i just save around £300-400 a month and go on 4-5 trips per year. Tenerife and Egypt in winter, Spain, Croatia etc in summer. it good. don't drink, smoke, buy expensive clothes, go to expensive restaurants/bars etc and you can too.
I moved from the London area 17 years ago after just working and just about having enough to get by.
Now I'm about to do the same in Dorset, can't afford to live here anymore so Scotland is my next destination
If you are a British passport holder I believe you can still move to Ireland. The weather might still be bad but at least you'd be living inside the EU.
move to Gibraltar nice weather, friendly people, good paying jobs, nice beaches, close to north Africa for trips to Morocco. if you have collateral use it to buy in Gib.
And still, a quarter of the country wants more of these Tories. Insanity.
Yes because when Labour get in life going to become a bed of 🌹 roses
London is ok for bankers businessman etc move up north lovely villages
So where are jobs that pay in these villages?
At least air we breath is free.... Or maybe that will be costing us soon enough.... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It comes with a lot of added NO2 though. If you want it cleaner you have to pay.
2:12 - you can afford a pair of £200 Raybans and a £100 Adidas jacket though - makes you laugh
You are foolish, aren't you
I lived in London in early 2000. Having two jobs I was living a relatively good life. I can't imagine how working class people, especially immigrants like me , are dealing with living costs.
London is not a poor person's city it never has been, not sure what people expect living in the 3rd most expensive city in the world..?!
I buy all reduced priced foods. That's how. I didn't save any money this year, I survive but I live paycheck to paycheck basically.... Also my job is at risk for the business permanent closure (many popular places in London are closed or will close soon) Also you can't even have a pet because landlords prohibit everything, I think I will emigrate again to a more human country next year....
@@user-tb7qz7id6t Ok, but how do businesses expect to find minimumwage workers??? The hospitality industry suffered, some place even closed for lack of staff (the restaurant I was working in) and for obvious reasons, no person would work in London for 11 p per hour.
@@madameversiera Brazil embrace you!
You realistically need £30K after tax to live in London as of 2020. You can get by with 24K after tax but anything below 21K… You may as well start a life of crime or join only fans
£30k a year is poverty salary, after paying 700-800 a month in rent 200 in bills, 300 food you have around £300 a month left.
@@user-tb7qz7id6t we’re talking after tax you numpty. Read!
I would not live in London on 30k. I make more than that and live outside London. My sister and her husband make £150k between the two of them have a 3 bedroom house in London with 2 kids and they still pay a lot between mortgage, nursery, and bills.
I dont understand the desire to live in these mega cities. Get the skills for a job that can be done remotely or find a job in your field in a smaller metro. Here in the USA i avoid the "mega" cities like the plague (chicago, boston, DC, San Diego, San Francisco, New York City, Houston, etc you get the idea).
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Some of us were born here, have elderly parents who paid up their mortgage and need support, and don't want to be run out of our hometowns by the super rich and international property developers
Well it can be attractive to people who never seen such a big city and are born in the countryside. When I went to London I saw for the first time so many theatres, restaurants, clubs, parties in Soho, I could meet famous actors...I had work experience thanks to London otherwise in Italy I would just be an unemploed destitute. This is why we came to London, but now it's not the "greater London" like before....It was very different when I came in 2017, now it's city only the richest can enjoy.
@@madameversiera agreed x
Bad all over Uk as wages lower and lower...rents risen everywhere. I got paid more 25 years ago then had to take lesser and lesser wages til was made homeless
If could leave forever would at 63, even after working 20 hr 7 day weeks gor a decade look at me. It will get even worse at pension age of 67... I dont want to live like a caged dog anymore...
Can't afford to live in America nowadays either
No one wants to
I live in silicon valley, make about 5k a week and can barely afford to live. Based on what these people say, London sounds pretty good right now
Shocking just shocking to see the suffering going on in our young generations.
Who wants to live in that dump?
The world is currently facing a crisis of inflation, and I'm unsure about the discussions among global leaders in G7 or G20. Inflation is taking a toll on people's mental well-being. It seems that these groups primarily serve the interests of the business world, resembling boardrooms or lobbying efforts. It appears that they are less concerned about the common people and the inflation crisis. The private sector seems to have a significant influence on global affairs and may be manipulating factors to raise prices
Just like that old Tesco commercial used to say every little bit helps.
London is expensive from many many years because many millionaires and billionaires have risen the cost of living so my question is this:Why do you continue to live in London when there are so many wonderful cities in UK much more cheaper as Leeds,Liverpool,Newacstle and Manchester??Why??London is a city just for rich people from many years like New York,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Paris and many others cities in the world.
There aren’t any jobs in those other cities (I’m looking for work here in London and it’s bad enough. I just see no postings for my industry elsewhere). Remote work is also becoming less available. Also for me personally, as I have a health condition and live in the catchment area of a highly rated hospital, I would be uncomfortable moving to a city that has a worse hospital.
@@KatharineOsborne Its very strange that you wrote me because all these cities in England(Manchester,Liverpool,Leeds,Newcastle) are very big and there is everything for everyone especially in Manchester.
Why would anyone want to live in a city that is this expensive?
Still the best city for opportunities. People with aspirations have no choice
I live in London and earn £50k and live quite comfortably (in Wimbledon). People have just forgotten how to live within their means.
@@kevinsyd2012 you probably have no savings
@@kevinsyd2012 Do you have savings?
Such a shame. London is an incredible city that offers opportunities in every sense apart from an affordable place to live. I'd love o say I'm proud of my capital city, but I'm not even proud of my country. Most people won'r be earning even close to £40k by their 30s let alone £60k which you'd need to support a family. Double that if you want to live even in zone 3-4 of London. We can forget buying a house in of the major city regions. My generation will rent forever, the property market has no future outside of the already rich, inherited property of foreign investors. You do have to ask the question, why do we stay in the UK? I think most wouldn't even contemplate the question.
That's why I'm leaving, many people ask me why I'm leaving London, but usually it's people who have never actually work full time or lived in London long term....
I remember seeing an article in Forbes magazine back in 2005 that said that a single person and no kids would have to earn 70k to live comfortably and take care of unforeseen circumstances without going into debt. That was 19 years ago. Can you imagine what it is now?
Don't like politics. Would like to pay for my cost of living without stress. This party and that party says their plan is best but it doesn't make a difference. Prices go up but our pay stays the same. Can we just fire the lot of them and get someone to fix this problem? Really don't like politicians. "Blah blah blah", same same same.
To think, a mate of mine told me a few years ago that i should move down to London from the North and i would easily make £50k in my profession. Turns out that is basic living cost in London.
lol what's your profession? I want to make 50K 😆
Coming from up North I always found London a rip off. And my first visit was in the 60s.
I live in London and earn £50k and live quite comfortably (in Wimbledon). People have just forgotten how to live within their means.
I’m from Manchester and moved to Milton Keynes (35 mins on train from Euston). Salary doubled. Managed to buy a property (shared ownership) that’s 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom - that would’ve cost me about £550k in London, but it was £310k in MK.
Lots of people who live in MK commute into London as it’s not bad if you are able to work hybrid. That way they get the high salary, but their living costs are lower than London. Worth some thought if you’re chasing the money.
80,000 for london ??😂😂
probably more like 90-100 if you have family and want to live not merely exist.
If we pay people properly, how will wealthy shareholders cope?
They might have to drive Audis, like plebs.
Know your place British workers.
Your unions are weak and the government is strong.
"There is no alternative."
Life is easy in London ❤ take care
I laughed when that lady said you need 80k at least, cause most people earn less than 30k
Two k a month? What??? lol barley covers the rent
A room bfore bills 800.plus ... then how much is tube..unless you want to commute 5 half hrs a day by bus as I did for so many years just not to get debt...
It’s terrible here in America.
Raise? You are supposed to be happy with the starting pay. Getting a raise is like getting your boss to let you pull his teeth.
When People Can’t Afford to Live there is Something Seriously Wrong! Poverty is the Root Cause of all Suffering in Society!
All these people moaning…fight for what you deserve..get your bread up
Public schools in america are free until university
In the US the working class gets cost of living adjustments / pay raises
how about other areas? im was thinking to migrate to UK 🤔
Youd be better of living in the country side of the uk. Like Luton, certain places in Notingham, Suffolk Ipswich. Keep in mind these are at least 1hr 40 min to london.
I would say really think about it. Shortage of housing, rent is high and out of control just about everywhere decent, food price has gone up. high cost of living in general, if you are migrating to do a low skilled job, don't even bother because you will be living from hand to mouth.
relative to other parts of the world, London is better
In 2023 nobody should be on the Poverty Line Something is Seriously Wrong!!!
.. assyhe failed plans of the Buttercups people has been totally disastrous !
Im.in america. What now?
Thanks for the very pragmatic and useful information! Others would consider it a privilege to live or near London and have the exposure to a diversity of people, intelligence, businesses, jobs, culture, art, places to visit, go out, and the immense potential to make a positive change in someone else life who shares your values by smiling. Then there is pretty country side. Hopefully the economy will improve and the sun shines often🙏
Yes. This. Moved to London in 1987. Would never move again
The guy that said 25k a year is he mad who can survive on that
The traditional Tory voter has plenty left over for botox
Tory economics.... trickle down effect and all that nonsense back in the real world people struggling to cover basic costs .....
I feel usa is better . I been in up prices for food are expensive
I wanna leave uk and London for good
A pay rise should be given according to your job contract, simple as that.
If you don't agree then negotiate. If that fails get a new job!
When did our MPs have their last pay rise???
Well, if you keep immigration at the current, incredibly high rate then what do you expect? Immigration suppresses wages and increases demand for housing.
Show the statistics
It's facts. Just accept. Immigration is ruining UK and USA. But we tolerate and accept. And that's ok. We got to live on this planet.
the minimum wag is £11.46 now in London without this over supply of cheap labour since 2004 it would be closer to £15/16 per hour easily. if businesses know there will always be people willing to work for the legal minimum then there will always be a legal minimum..!
This is so offensive. Why do people keep parroting the lines that billionaire funded media feeds them? You are being intentionally distracted from real systemic issues like providing adequate funding for the NHS (basically anything with a whiff of socialism the wealthy class wants to get rid of so they can pay less tax and get more profit).
Immigration is hugely helpful to the economy. Immigrants are almost always healthy young people who are not a burden to the benefits or care system. The housing crisis isn’t caused by new people, it’s caused by not building enough houses of an appropriate type (luxury condos are not what’s needed), and by keeping current housing stock in liveable repair. There are also too many zoning restrictions.
This year 14 per cent.
Vote out the government, use tactical voting to get rid of the tory party candidate.
Stagnate the economy after Brexit
They should take away the bank accounts from the people who voted for Brexit.
USA is cheaper
90% of Londoners are just surviving to live forgot living
All over the country has money issues poverty all over the UK as other parts of the UK is cheaper buy no resources ,London is expensive because it has the most jobs and things going on .
Charles wants you to eat cake like France 😨
People need to leave London. Everyone can't live in one city.
London has all the opportunities the rest of the UK is backwards place with not much going on.
I’m not sure what the “I’m a traditional Tory voter but they’re not gonna get my vote again” comment was supposed to do. How odd.
0:45++ Is that supposed to be a raincoat?